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... and one upcycle at a time... Welcome to my blog: A place to have an "over the fence conversation" about sewing, altered couture, upcycling, and all kinds of crafts using found objects, beads, ephemera and other vintage finds!

Monday, February 6, 2012

SCORE!

Yes, yesterday was Superbowl Sunday, but the SCORE I'm speaking of didn't have anything to do with the game (Yea, Giants!), as I'm really not a football enthusiast, though I do live in a house full of them. No, my score occurred earlier in the day at our local Friends of the Library Book Sale. Being frugal in the extreme, I usually attend the sale on Sunday because Sunday is bag day...all the books you can cram into a standard size plastic grocery bag for one low price. If you love to read, that alone should be enough to get your heart pumping. Of course I always peruse the non-fiction area, specifically in the DIY category. Yesterday I found a copy of the Good Housekeeping New Complete Book of Needlecraft by Vera P. Guild. This is the 1971 reprint of the 1959 original, with sections on sewing, embroidery, quilting, rugmaking, crochet, and much more. As you can see, the dust jacket is not in the best shape, however, the book within is practically mint! And, this book must have been a donation to the sale, as it had an inscription on the flyleaf.

"Janie, Christmas 1971, Have many happy hours! Love, Mums". Well, Mums, I hope Janie did have many happy hours with her book. Now, forty years later, I hope to as well.

Also, I did manage to purchase the buttons I needed for my sailor dress. Back to work on that project!

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About Me

Hi! I've been sewing for approximately 40 years, having learned in a junior high home ec class. Since then, I've made many, many dresses and costumes, including many award winning dance costumes and tutus for my daughter, one of which was a restyle of my mother's wedding gown.

I'm a mixed media artist with strong interests in wearable art, altered couture, vintage clothing, vintage reproduction, beadwork, paper arts, and found object art. Upcycling is a great way to create while re-using stuff that might otherwise go to the landfill!